The ghost
A strange noise was coming downstairs. Who or what could it be? The wind or a robber?
Penny, for a moment, imagined a robber sneaking inside her house and stealing everything.
She went downstairs. Her mom and her dad were still sleeping. Even her sister and her pet Mr. Cuddles didn't wake up.
Everything was all right. No one was in sight and the strange noise ceased as well. Penny checked the presents under the tree: no one was missing. She turned back to her room but, for some reason, she wasn't sleepy.
She decided to drink a glass of warm milk to facilitate her sleep.
Again the strange noise.
"Who's there?" she said.
She turned back her head: no one was there.
She started to drink her milk.
"Can't sleep?" a voice said behind her.
Penny turned her head and this time she saw a female ghost in front of her.
"Karrie? What are you doing here?" she said confused.
Karrie didn't talk.
Penny had no idea on what to say to her but that wasn't a good moment for a sympathetic talk.
"Listen, I don't what are you doing here but can you please leave now? I must go to the North Pole tomorrow!"
"Why?" the ghost asked.
"Because Santa is stealing my presents! He thinks I've been naughty this year but he's wrong! Tomorrow I'll show him I've been nice, very nice!"
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure! Why?"
Karrie floated around the house for a while, and then she went out from the window.
"Here! Come here!" the ghost said.
Penny followed her friend outside the house.
"Follow me!" she also said.
"Why? Where are you going?"
Karrie was already flying above Elmore.
"Hey, wait!"
Penny decided to follow her.